Venous thrombosis causing arterial embolization to the same limb through a patent foramen ovale

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 893-896

  Herity, N A ^a   Dalzell, G W N ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deep venous thrombosis; Limb ischemia; Paradoxical embolism; Patent foramen ovale; Transesophageal echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART RIGHT LEFT SHUNT; HEPARINIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0030881642     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960201020     Document Type: Article

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